The decision to use the atomic bomb : and the architecture of an American myth
Alperovitz, Gar1996
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This book rewrites history, arguing that the real reason the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on Japan was to see off a surrender negotiated by the Russians and not, as was claimed, to save American lives.
Main title:
The decision to use the atomic bomb : and the architecture of an American myth / Gar Alperovitz ; with the assistance of Sanho Tree ... [et al.].
Author:
Imprint:
London : Fontana, 1996.
Collation:
xiv, 847p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 785-811) and index.
ISBN:
9780006386803 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.54012940.5425
Local class:
940.5425 Hiroshima
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1338191